Spotlight mounting



April 14, 1931. H. H. HARRIS SPOTLIGHT MOUNTING Filed March 23, 1. 29

PM 14. leer UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE H. OI DIE-301T, MICHIGAN, MGIOB '.I.O NOBLE & HARRIS, OI nmorr, IIOHIGAI, A OOPAB OOIPOSED OI .wmmr H0312! AND marmmars This invention relates to improvements in auxiliary fights for use particularly on automobiles.

The primary ob'ect of this invention is to i provide a set of Hg ts, of the above mentioned character which may be controlled from a point on the instrument board for adjusting the horizontally as well as vertically, or t 0- A further ob'ect of this invention is to provide a device 0 the above mentioned character adapted to conform to the symmetry of the cars design. I

A still further object of this invention is to provide a set of auxiliary lights positioned 'on the side of the cowl particularly adapted for automobiles of the closed type, wherein the corner posts adjacent the windshield are too light in construction to permit the con- 0 ventional form of spotlight being used. A still further ob ect of this invention is to provide a set of auxiliary lights which will not interfere with the drivers vision, will not increase the wind resistance and which may 5 serve as combination driving lights, side lights and parking lights, if desired,by merely supplyin additional electric bulbs of a smaller can e power.

A still further object of this invention is 0 to provide a set of auxiliary-lights of the above-mentioned character adapted for il luminating the motor for inspection or repairs.

A still further object of this invention is 5 to provide a set of auxiliary lights for an automobile which will not reflect rays of light on the cowl thereof and disturb the driver.

Other objects and advantages of this invention will become apparent during the course of the following description.

In automobiles havin side lights as standard equipment the ad itional mounting of driving lights is often undesirable because the side lights interfere with the beam of the driving lights, reflecting it back into the drivers eyes. The increasing of the number of lights on an automobile instead of decreasing the number is undesirable and'lights suported on the cowl posts or windshield result D in blind spots.

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Furthermore, when the car door 0 us, forward as many do, the occupants clot ing frequently catches on the lights in entering and leaving the car, and if the door opens the opposits way it frequently collides with the ights, thereby causing damage to both light and body finish.

In the drawing forming a part of this specification and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same. Figure 1 is a perspective view of an automobile showing an embodiment of the invention applied thereto Fi re 2 is a horizontal fragmentary view through the cowl -and instrument board, showing only the parts pertinent to my invention;

Figure 3 is a fragmentary cross sectional view taken on lines 3"El of Figure 2, showing the side lamp and a part of the controlling mechanism; and

Figure 4 1s a cross sectlonal v1ew taken on 'lines i -4* of Figure 3, showing the manner in which the lamp is placed for universal movement.

In the drawing, wherein for the purpose of illustrationis shown a preferred embodiment of the invention, the numeral 5 designates an automobile, having the usual, radiator 6, hood 7 and cowl 8, all of which are parts of the conventional form of automobile used at present and are shown as an example of the location of the invention which will be fully described in the following paragraphs.

Positioned at the joint between the hood 7 and cowl 8 are a pair of light housings 9, secured to the cowl 8, by hollow brackets or supports 10, which may be formed as an integral art of the light housings 9, or may be secured thereto by welding or the like.

Within the light housings 9, and mounted for universal movement are light shells 11, having a reflector 12, through which projects the lamp socket 13, for supporting a small electric bulb 14. A lens of the usual thickness is positioned in each of the light shells 11 and is held in place by the broken ring 16, particularly formed 'for this purpose. The light shells 11, are supported withm the light housings 9 by brackets or supports 17, bemg 50 bar 30 to move in a corresponding direction,

secured to the light housings 9 by welding. The light housings 9 are formed m two sections in order to provide removable sections 18, as shown in Fi ure 4 to permit the removal of the light shell 11 for the purpose of gaining access thereto or the easy removal of the same. v I

Auxiliary lamp bulbs as shown in Figure 4 may also be placed in the reflectors 2 in the same circuit with the lamp bulbs 14 or it may be in an entirely difi'erent set of circuits 21, from the circuits 22 through the lamp sockets 13. I

Openings 24 are formed in the side of the light shells 11, which communicate with openings 25 in the lamp housings 9, for receiving links 26, connected to the lamp shells 11asat27.

A cross bar is adapted to pass through openi s 31 in the cowl 8 which also 'alines with t lde openin 24, and 25, in the light shells 11 and lig t housings 9 respectively.

The cross bar is adapted to have its ends connected to the links 26 as at 33, for operatively connecting the same together.

able therewith in the shell for turning-movement. j j

3. The combinationwith an automobile body of a shell fixedly positioned thereon and having its interior in communication with the interior ofv the body, alamp and suppo means adjustably, mounted inside the shell,

and means housed within the automobile bodyand conveniently located within the grasp of the driver for movingthe lamp within its An operating lever 35 is provided with'a L spherical portion 36, which is ,movably se-' cured in the-ball socket 37, and held in place upon the instrument board 38, b a screw threaded thimble 39, screw threa ed in the ball socsket 37, thereb forming a universal .joint. An extension ever 40 1s secur'ed'to the spherical portion 36 and has its end con-' nected to a shdable li including telescoping sections 41 and'42. The extension 40 is formed with a forked ortion 43 connected to a similar forkedportlon 44 formed on the I slidable link 42 and the extension 40.

The slidable section 41 is connected to a cen.

tral point of the'cross bar 30 by a pin 45 for-pivotal movement. --A brace 46 may have j v I I. one of its ends pivotally supported .on the dashboard 47, as at 48, and its opposite end Theopposite ends of the cross bar 30 are slidably mounted in bushings 50, the brackets 51, of the supports 10.

c r b .pivot'ally secured to theslidable link section 45 It will be readily seen that movement imparted to thehandle 35 will cause the cross thereby moving the side lights 11 m the position desired by the operator.

' lo'w'shell fixedl secured direct tote auto- Having thus described my invention, I claim: v

1. An autom ile light compris' a holmobile body, a lamp adjustably mounted therein, and manually operable means extend-v ing through the body wall into the shell for moving the lamp within its shell into adj usted position.

2. Apparatus as in the last preceding claim, in whic the lamp has a substantially majorpart-spherical casing, and which is adjust claim, in which there aretwo such 

